[Vwdiesel] new old golf & quesitons

[Brett]

After I get my charging problem sorted out, I plan on buying a set of
E-code replacement lights. You can buy all the expensive bulbs you want,
but they'll never be able to make up for the horrible reflector design in
the VW DOT spec lights. Sell those new lights on E-bay to someone else and
buy yourself a set of the A2 H4 aerodynamic lights from parts4vws.com. $175
with free shipping for the Hella Mexican made. $300 for the German ones
with city lights. And make sure you install some new wiring with relays to
be safe since the VW factory headlight wiring is so horrible.

-Brett

At 22:09 11/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:


> >I got an '85 Jetta (first year of the aerodynamic headlights) and I just
>bought a
> >brand spankin' new set of Hella headlight units (DoT spec) on e-Bay for a
>steal
> >and EXPENSIVE krypton bulbs. I thought they would be great, since the old
>glass
> >was quite sand blasted from 255,000 miles of use. Man..... I'm still QUITE
> >disappointed in the light output (both quantity and side lighting. These
>A-2 DoT
> >spec lights just plain suck!!!!
> >
>
>
>
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>   Nate, hate to say it but we told you so! E-codes are the way to go. DOT
>lights do suck......the light from everything around them, I think.  :-))